What sort of adventures do you run?

[2WS-Steve]

My adventures frequently use one of the following:

Any Old Port in a Storm
Clearing the Hex
I Beg your Pardon

--In Hollywood terms, items 1 and 3 give the protagonists a personal stake, thus amplifying the dramatic possibilities...

For my campaigns and the odd campaign setting I write:
Not in Kansas

 

[Ssyleia]

"Elementary, Dear Watson", "Uncharted Waters" and "Pandora's Box"...

Also there is an archetype missing which I like to use and that is

"How come they have an Isolinear Deflector Dish"
meaning that enemies use some flashy gizmo that keeps the world (and the PC's at first) baffled how they do it...

Also, I really like "foreshadowing" - so what you do 1st Level will determine what you'll get 1 year later at 15th level ;-)))))))))

 

[Tuerny]

"Elementary, Dear Watson", "Uncharted Waters" and "Pandora's Box"...

Also there is an archetype missing which I like to use and that is

"How come they have an Isolinear Deflector Dish"
meaning that enemies use some flashy gizmo that keeps the world (and the PC's at first) baffled how they do it...

Also, I really like "foreshadowing" - so what you do 1st Level will determine what you'll get 1 year later at 15th level ;-)))))))))

I tend to run Elementary, My Dear Watson, Long or Short Fork When Dining With An Elf, or Manhunt.



I wonder how many months it has been since I have been here...

 

[Psion]

"Also there is an archetype missing which I like to use and that is

"How come they have an Isolinear Deflector Dish"
meaning that enemies use some flashy gizmo that keeps the world (and the PC's at first) baffled how they do it...

Sounds like a hybrid of "troublemakers" and "most Peculiar momma"

 

[drnuncheon]

In the early days of the Freeport game, most of the aciton was "Elementary, my Dear Watson" - not surprising for a game where the PCs are members of the city watch. The main plotline became Ounce of Prevention with a side foray into Quest for the Sparkly Hoositz.

There was a long period of time that started with Stalag 23 (on a slave ship), then became "Don't Eat the Purple Ones" (after the shipwreck), with forays into Recent Ruins and Running the Gauntlet. (I suppose one might also consider the entire plot an example of "Not in Kansas".)

Right now the prevailing theme is 'Ounce of Prevention', with a strong side order of 'Good Housekeeping', what with one PC in charge of a fief and the other a criminal organization.

I've done very little Clearing the Hex, Delver's Delight, or Uncharted Waters - which is funny because they are the 'staples' of D&D.

 

[Inconsequenti-AL]

Most Peculiar Momma
How much for just the Dingus
Troublemakers

are my normal ones.


I'm building my current campaign up to a full blown Pandoras box full of badness crossbred with a How much for just the Dingus of competing bad guys.

For the next epsiode in the season I'm going to try a pick 2 randomly and combine... ought to be amusing. If it goes wrong, then I'll be back with my BlameThrower.

Great list, by the way!

 

[MonsterMash]

I think the main ones have been Breaking and Entering, Quest for the Sparkly Hoozits, and Escort Service.

Some of the others are coming up and I've got a whole heap of adventure hooks to use.

 

[kamosa]

Definitly Troublemakers, Elementry My Dear Watson and a modified Long or Short Fork When Dinning on Elf. Other favorites are How Much for Just the Dingus, Hidden Base, Delver's Delight, Breaking and Entering, No One has Soiled the Bridge and Ounces of Prevention.


I'll often mix and match An Elementry My Dear Watson that leads to a Hidden Base.

That was a funny page, thanks for the link

 

[Philip]

My Top 3 are probably:

- Clearing The Hex
- Long Or Short Fork When Dining On Elf?
- Quest For the Sparkly Hoozits

But I always try to weave multiple plotlines into an adventure, because each PC in my group has different motivations. An adventure can be primarily a Help is on the Way for one PC, but a Long Or Short Fork When Dining On Elf? for another while it is Delver's Delight for the third and How Much For Just The Dingus? for the fourth. This way one of the plot threads can fail without having a major impact on the course of the adventure.

I rarely use:

- Take Us To Memphis And Don't Slow Down
- Missing Memories
- Hidden Base

And for overarching campaign plots I like:

- Pandora's Box
- Troublemakers
- Uncharted Waters

 

[hong]

I'll run anything with a high body count.

Speaking of which, yesterday's session only had a body count of 10. I M FAILURE KTHX.